Artist Movies

An exploration of the creative process - its angst, its thrills, its purpose, and its methods.

A young black lesbian woman must battle the voices in her head and a charismatic artist to seal a kiss with the girl of her dreams.

While struggling to finish a painting, a young girl finds herself lost in the world of perfection and objectivity.

While a socially anxious college student is having a hard time finding inspiration for his thesis painting, he meets a stranger in a casual encounter...

At work on his Elegies and Windows series, Motherwell examines his place in the Abstract Expressionist movement, which he calls the first original...

A Local Reno Artist and DJ discusses the many inspirations behind her work and how it impacts herself and others.

A sculptor who longs to make more than plates, loses his vision to gain a new perspective.

México-raised and currently Chicago-based artist Sofía Fernández Díaz details her process of adorning found objects and...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

In 1918, Rockwell Kent leaves New York City with his eight-year-old son and travels to the rugged wilderness of Alaska in search of inspiration. ...

This film traces the elusive trajectory of Mark Rothko (1903-1970), the American master of abstract expressionism who called his work "a pharmacy for...

Yadira, a creative young Cuban girl, struggles packing on her final day home. Embarking on an immigration journey alone, her suitcase feels too small...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

Photographer Imogen Cunningham presents her own work in this Academy Award-nominated documentary.

The film offers exclusive and intimate insights into how and why the classically trained artist risked rejection to revolutionize the traditional...

A comedian boards a train in New York and crosses the country to Los Angeles while attempting to make his own comedy special. What begins as an...